‘The Simpsons’ episode to feature first deaf voice actor, use of sign language – WFTV

The episode, titled “The Sound of Bleeding Gums,” will follow Lisa Simpson as she chases Monk, the deaf son of her favorite saxophone player, the late Bleeding Gums Murphy, to help him get a cochlear implant, People reported.

John Autry II will be the deaf voice actor for the episode, according to Variety.

When we were talking about this Bleeding Gums character in our initial brainstorms, we thought, wouldn’t it be cool if Lisa discovers this whole other side of his life.

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